MESENTERY
mesentery
(noun) a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mesentery (plural mesenteries)
(anatomy) The membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen, maintaining their position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.
Source: Wiktionary
Mes"en*ter*y, n. Etym: [Gr. mésentère.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called mesoc, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the vertical muscular radiating partitions which divide the body cavity of Anthozoa into chambers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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